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arrears
[uh-reerz]
plural noun
the state of being behind or late, especially in the fulfillment of a duty, promise, obligation, or the like.
Many homeowners have fallen into arrears.
Sometimes arrear something overdue in payment; a debt that remains unpaid.
Those countries that have paid their arrears may be granted additional loans.
arrears
/ əˈɪə /
noun
Also called: arrearage.(sometimes singular) something outstanding or owed
late in paying a debt or meeting an obligation
Other 51Թ Forms
- arrearage noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of arrears1
Idioms and Phrases
in arrears, behind or late, especially in payment: Also in arrear
She was three months in arrears on her mortgage and credit card payments.
Example Sentences
That ended early this year, triggering the credit score crash for borrowers in arrears or default.
"It's bad for customers to fall further and further into arrears, and bad debt ultimately drives up the prices that is paid by all customers," she added.
And when clients are thousands of dollars in arrears in rent, they can refer them to Stay Housed LA and other groups that help distressed tenants.
A missed black off the spot cost Wells the chance to reduce his arrears in the final frame of the session, with Murphy taking advantage with a break of 89.
Recent analysis for the department found that when those alerts were investigated, 28% of cases resulted in no change, while 5% resulted in arrears being paid to carers, and 67% identified overpayments.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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